Jeweler
Conquest made jewelry as a hobby. To acquire proficiency she spent a number of weeks in the factory of Roman Bronze Works in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. She married the head of the company, Riccardo Bertelli, at Trinity Church, Boston, in October 1911. Bertelli, a graduate of the University of Turin, established himself in New York in the decade before he married Conquest. He was the oldest son of Admiral Luigi Bertelli of Genoa. Conquest left the stage after she wed Bertelli.
She wore a coronet which she crafted herself in the role of Sylvia in The Little Brother of the Rich. It was copied from a spray of mistletoe. She designed jewelry while she traveled, using a sketch pad and pencil as she became inspired. Conquest worked with rings, cameos, and lapis lazuli. She became skilled in setting stones and employing California abalone shells to make headpieces.
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